Blood Test Detects 24-Hour Sleep Deprivation
Researchers have developed blood test that can detect when someone has not slept for 24 hours with high accuracy.
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Researchers have developed blood test that can detect when someone has not slept for 24 hours with high accuracy.
Given that 20% of road accidents worldwide are attributed to sleep deprivation, researchers intend to utilize the blood test to identify sleep-deprived drivers in the future.
A blood test that can accurately detect when someone has not slept for 24 hours has been developed by experts at Monash University, in Australia, and the University of Birmingham, in the UK.
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